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The acquisition is positioned as accelerating Panasonic’s and Blue Yonder’s shared vision for an Autonomous Supply Chain

The company said it purchased the remaining 80% of shares of Blue Yonder, which it stated it would do in April, along with the 20% of Blue Yonder shares it acquired in July 2020, when it acquired a minority ownership stake and one seat on the Board of Directors of Blue Yonder

Panasonic formally said earlier today that it will acquire Blue Yonder by purchasing the remaining 80% of shares of Blue Yonder, for $5.6 billion (USD), coupled with the 20% of Blue Yonder shares Panasonic acquired in May 2020, when it acquired a minority ownership stake and one seat on the Board of Directors of Blue Yonder

Panasonic will purchase remaining shares of Blue Yonder, which offers AI-enabled supply chain solutions and WMS. The Blue Yonder brand will be retained.

Panasonic is introducing its next generation software from the Panasonic Logiscend system, which was created to offer increased material flow efficiency and data analytics for complex manufacturing customers.

A little more than one month after reports surfaced suggesting that global electronics giant Panasonic was set to acquire, in Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Blue Yonder (formerly JDA), a provider of AI-driven and end-to-end supply chain management services, a report in the Wall Street Journal indicated that Blue Yonder instead plans to become a publicly traded company.

Nearly a year after global electronics giant Panasonic made a 20% equity investment in Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Blue Yonder (formerly JDA), a provider of AI-driven and end-to-end supply chain management services, in May 2020, it looks like the companies may be taking their relationship to the next level, with various media reports indicating that Panasonic will acquire Blue Yonder for $6.5 billion.

Earlier this week, global electronics giant Panasonic said it has made a 20% equity investment in Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Blue Yonder (formerly JDA), a provider of AI-driven and end-to-end supply chain management services. Panasonic made this investment through a secondary sale of shares, with Blue Yonder having an enterprise value of $5.5 billion. The companies have enjoyed a strong strategic relationship, which notably includes a Japan-based joint venture in April 2019.

Global leaders combine software and hardware to co-develop solutions for digital supply chain operations in factories, warehouses and retail.

To meet customer's ever-increasing service expectations and improve their business efficiency, companies are looking to their supply chain operations – especially material handling and warehouse operations managers.

To meet customer's ever-increasing service expectations and improve their business efficiency, companies are looking to their supply chain operations – especially material handling and warehouse operations managers.

A migration from Windows to fully rugged Android devices frees up time and money for business growth

To commemorate this milestone, Panasonic is also announcing the “Who’s The Toughest Contest.”

Inaugural contest highlights readers' selections of top materials handling solutions.

Data collection devices for the warehouse have long been RF enabled and mobile, but heavily focused on simple data capture routines. Now tablets, smart phones and other devices are supporting richer apps and management activity, while wearable, wireless printers give warehouse workers the capability to perform efficient, on-demand printing.